Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-18

FNASC fave VENTS.
success. This is . new departure for
Mckee Rankin, he having never
since he was . star assumed Shaksper.
ian characters.
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Fannie Beam and Chas. Gilday, who
made professional tour Of the Vel.
lowstone valley 10 1877 or '7s, are still
In the ''profesh."
At Wallacks, New York, Rose
Coghlan is playing Stephsnie In For
get Me Not" made memorable TO the
play-goers Of Miles City by Jeffreys-
Lewis.
The Zu'vendis, brought to public
notice by II. Rider Haggsrd in bis
novel, "Allen Quatermain, are now
regular attractions at the various dime
museums Of the country.
-.
Madelon is the title Of the latest on.
cratic production of the New York Ca,
sino. Miss Lillian Grubb and Mias
Urquhsrt are the stars. but the opera
failed TO score the usual Casino success.
1t now transpires that Sara Jewett
is not an opium eater, and that she
will shortly return to the stage. IT'S o
chilly day when some new advertising
dodge lie not sprung on the unsuspect-
ing public.
]. II. Wsilack, Of the "Cattle King
Co, >" claims 10 own the largest dis-
mond of any member Of the profession.
II he comes through Montana we will
find out just how much 1t is worth, o.
We did In the case of Alvin Joslin's
outfit Of paste.
The Cruci6xion, . cycloramic paint.
ing after the style Of the Gettysburg,
Shiloh and other war paintings, is
now on exhibition at Chicago, and
drawing immense crowds. Il 10
spoken Of as the most intensely realis-
tic Of any Of this class Of paintings.
-.
Fred Warde, the eminent tragsdian
who played 30 successfully the 4th of
July last in this town, has been play.
ing to admiring audiences in Boston.
The critics almost TO person unite In
unstinted praise Of the powerful actor.
A critical Boston audience Is consid-
cred by the "profesh" the hardest and
most exacting Of any city In the coun-
try. Mr.. Warde also played damon
and Pythias" to an auditorium mostly
filled WIFI uniformed knights of
Pythias, the receipts TO 60 to the bene-
fciary fund OF the order. His Fendi-
tion OF Damon was considered f.ult-
less. The fact was that being himself
member OF the Pytbian order he was
able to more fully interpret the part
than others, perhaps, could.
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The production Of "Sher at Niblo,s
Garden, New York, last week, was not
30 overwhelming success ~ had been
anticipated. Laura Clement, who per-
sonated the all-powerful daughter Of
Eternity, was very satisfactory from .
ststuesque point Of view. but failed en-
tirely 10 invest the character with the
dignity and consciousness of power
necessary to keep 1t above the realms
of extravaganza and burlesque. The
death of She In the pillar Of fire was
clumsily managed; the effect being
attempted by an enormous gas JET be-
hind which She first appeared. and
then stepped aside, allowing the sub
stitution of an older figure, which was
In turn pulled off and one represent
ing the thousand-year-old mummy
showed on. 1t WAS 90 clumsily man
aged that laughter was provoked ct .
situation that should have been the
acme of dramatic intensity.
.f.
The Dark Secret" play now being
produced at the Peoples, New York,
has reached the summit OF stage real
lem. In il the heroine adelaide
Stanhope) has to take . plunge In .
tank Of water, eight feet deep, the sur
face of the water being even with the
stage, and remain submerged until her
hero jumps In after her and fishes her
out. The tank 10 provided with an
iron cross bar under water which Miss
Stanhope clutches when she goes
down. to prevent her rising TO the sur.
face and spelling the effect Of the deep
water rescue. She has schooled her
self to stay under for more than Q
minute, which is sufficiently long 10
have the proper effect-then II there 10
any hitch In the rescue. she lets 20 Of
the bar, comes struggling 10 the sur
face, gets mouthfal Of fresh air, and
goes down again TO walt. II is pre-
sumed that both she and her rssousr
are provided with water-tlght under
wear, ~ their work for the evsn1sg b